02750nam 22005535 450 991030052650332120230810192651.09783319685694331968569410.1007/978-3-319-68569-4(CKB)4340000000223458(DE-He213)978-3-319-68569-4(MiAaPQ)EBC5153525(PPN)259462098(Perlego)3492635(EXLCZ)99434000000022345820171121d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump /by Richard Ned Lebow1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (IX, 125 p. 20 illus., 19 illus. in color.) International Political Theory,2662-6047Includes index.9783319685687 3319685686 1 Introduction -- 2 Self-Interest -- 3 Presidential Speeches -- 4 I Love Lucy to Modern Family -- 5 Rock to Rap -- 6 Self-Interest and Democracy.Self-interest is an important human motive and this book explores its evolution in the United States and its consequences for politics, business, and personal relationships. In the postwar era American understandings of self-interest have moved away from Alexis de Tocqueville's concept of "self-interest well-understood" - in which people recognize that their interests are served by the success of the community of which they are part - towards "individualism" - by which he meant narrow framing that often leads people to pursue their interests at the expense of the community. The book documents this evolution through qualitative and quantitative content analysis of presidential speeches, television sitcoms and popular music, before exploring its negative consequences for democracy. .International Political Theory,2662-6047AmericaPolitics and governmentPolitical scienceAmerican PoliticsPolitical TheoryPolitical ScienceAmericaPolitics and government.Political science.American Politics.Political Theory.Political Science.320.973Lebow Richard Nedauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut308100BOOK9910300526503321The Politics and Business of Self-Interest from Tocqueville to Trump2033408UNINA